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literamy's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
The prose in this book was both gorgeous and visceral. I loved Ada, and how her kindness and ferocity were both so present. I am much more of a character person than a plot person, so I didn’t mind that the plot was quick and a bit muddied at times. What I did mind, though, was Enosh. The non-con/dub-con was NOT it for me, and the moments where we got his perspective weren’t enough for me to look past the inherent violence he acted with. I love a Hades/Persephone or Beauty and the Beast retelling, but the way that literal SA and BREAKING OF THE HEROINE’S LEGS were glossed over left a bad taste in my mouth. I am curious enough about Ada’s journey and well-being to read the second one, but I don’t want anything to do with Enosh. A dark romance doesn’t need to involve this much violence to be dark—or effective. I’m in the rest of this series for Ada, and Ada alone, and I hope that Liv Zander’s beautiful writing will branch out into other stories.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit, Child death, Death, Gore, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence
elfsteel's review against another edition
I just couldn’t deal with the breeding/pregnancy obsession. The weird attempt at making the reader feel bad for the objectively kind of evil MMC was also obnoxious and not very well done.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape
zabeishumanish's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.25
This story is the first of a duet. I would highly recommend reading the two books back to back.
Check the trigger warnings.
An important note, there is nothing morally gray about Enosh, just a straight up villain. He is entirely unlikely for most of the book. Truly violent, most of the sex in the book is noncon, bordering on straight up rape given Enosh’s full control over all flesh and forcing reactions from Ada.
I feel a bit bad marking this book down from 5 stars. The story is just a touch too much and a touch too violent for me, all of the magical elements of the book made it a palatable read. I feel bad marking it down, because I think the book is an almost perfect version of the kind of story it has set out to be. This is a truly fantastic take on a dark dark villain romance. Enosh truly doesn’t care about anything, but keeping Ada. One of the best examples of an obsessive and dangerous kind of overwhelming love, or just lust is Enosh is believed.
Check the trigger warnings.
An important note, there is nothing morally gray about Enosh, just a straight up villain. He is entirely unlikely for most of the book. Truly violent, most of the sex in the book is noncon, bordering on straight up rape given Enosh’s full control over all flesh and forcing reactions from Ada.
I feel a bit bad marking this book down from 5 stars. The story is just a touch too much and a touch too violent for me, all of the magical elements of the book made it a palatable read. I feel bad marking it down, because I think the book is an almost perfect version of the kind of story it has set out to be. This is a truly fantastic take on a dark dark villain romance. Enosh truly doesn’t care about anything, but keeping Ada. One of the best examples of an obsessive and dangerous kind of overwhelming love, or just lust is Enosh is believed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual violence, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Grief, Infertility, Violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
arys_library's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Loved loved loved this book. I’m so excited to read the second one! It was so fun and adventurous and spicy!
I loved the plot I thought it was super interesting. And the world building was really easy to understand and didn’t dig into the main plot.
There were a few scenes were consent was very vague so it made me a bit uncomfortable but other than that it was a fun book.
I loved the plot I thought it was super interesting. And the world building was really easy to understand and didn’t dig into the main plot.
There were a few scenes were consent was very vague so it made me a bit uncomfortable but other than that it was a fun book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Death
Moderate: Murder, Grief, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault
Minor: Pregnancy, Child death, and War
chaebe's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, War, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Rape
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